Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman’ is out in Three Days.

09 July 2015

Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman’ is out in Three Days.

The reclusive author Haprer Lee is famed for her astonishingly novel ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’, the genre defining Bildungsroman. It is a heartfelt tale of a young girl growing up in the Deep South. The book with innocence, wisdom and charm teaches us about race,aging, youth and family. It is a classic read. Harper has only published this book to date and until recently, we assumed that was her only gift to us. When the news broke that a new book was coming, our world was rocked. Harper‘s new book, 'Go Set a Watchman’was written two years prior to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. It is set in the 1950’s and tells the story of an adult Scout Finch who returns home to the fictional town of Maycomb. We just hope Atticus is not dead.

Across the world the publication day is set to be an event with all day/night readathons. Harper is 89, and we wonder what pushed her to finally publish this book she has been hiding all these years. Perhaps there is some clues in the book. The enigmatic title is enough to set our minds into a series of tangents. Four days before the book is released, Harper will be giving a public reading – the first sample of the book to the wider public. The author will read the first chapter for Wall Street Journal and the Guardian. We will be tuning in for this must see event.

If you have yet to read To Kill a Mockingbird, then we are jealous becuase you get to read it for the first time. There is also a movie with Gregory Peck but nothing can compete with the throughtfully penned words.